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Specication of Letters Patent. Patented Mar. 17, 1914.

application :nea December as, 1911. serial No. $67,812.

the base for movement with respect theretol to ve ready access to any one of the trays wit out disturbin the contents of the others,

. and to ermit e ective display of the contents o all of the trays, and providing a cover to cooperate with all of the trays and the base.

Une of the objects of my invention is to improve the construction of display boxes to render the same more practicable, structurally and functionally, from the standv points of manufacture and use, than structures heretofore provided.

To this end, my invention contemplates jan arrangement of parts whereby the trays are firmly and permanently pivoted upon the main or base portion of the box so as to be held in closed positions by the cover and givewhen the cover is removed and the trays swung to unfolded position-an attractive appearance to the whole display.

Further objects will become apparent from the following description taken in con- .junction with the accompanying drawing,

wherein- Figure 1 is a perspective view of the box with the cover removed and some of the trays swung out to display the underlying base; Fi 2 is a longitudinal vertical section of t e closed box and`cover; and Fig. 3 is a detail on line 3 3 of Fig. 2.

'In the drawings, 5 indicates the base member ofthe box body having the usual side, end, and bottom wall portions, and preferably provided with the exterior lip ortlange 6 around the bottom for. coaction with the .COVER The trays 7-7 may, as shown, be arranged advantageously in two tiers of' two trays each, the trays having an aggregate area, in

'plan, equal to that area vbounded by the verthat some features and to the base, withln the corners of the base preferably at gregate height of the body and the two superposed trays. Though this particular 'division of the space above the base 5 is advantageous in'properly balancing the device when it 1s opened and making for attractive display of the contents, it will be apparent affected by the particular size, shape, and location of the trays above the base of the box. I mo'unt the trays so that each may be swung out to desired of its fellows, the trays of each tier being mounted for pivotal movement with respect to the vertically contiguous tray or trays the two pivotal axes lying of `.my invention are not Y position independently the opposite ends of the same side wall of A the base, so that the trays may be spread out upon both sides of the body. Specifically, I span the corners at the rear of the box 5 with small webs 8 of generally triangular shape, each perforated' to receive an appropriate pivot post 9 which extends upwardly through the bottom walls of the superposed trays and on which the trays turn. Each pivot post has near its ends washers 10-10 over which the ends of the post are upset,

. firmly pressing together the parts embraced between the washers. For advantageous mounting of the trays upon the post, I provide upon the trays webs 8', corresponding with the webs 8 of the base, except upon the upper tray which need be engaged only at the bottom. It will be noted that there is provided an advantageous frictional engagement between the webs 8 and 8 and the bottoms of the overlying trays, so that the trays resist displacement from any position to which they have been intentionally moved, and that the attaching means is compact and durable, and is visible only when the upper tray is emptied.

A cover 11 is provided to fit down over the body of the box, comprising the base 5 and the trays 7 7 when the trays are folded in, the side walls of the cover preferably tapering inwardly toward the point of juncture between the side walls and ledge 6 of the base 5. It may be observed that the tapering shape of the cover avoids frictional engagement between the cover and the upper trays during removal of the cover, so that the trays, mounted at their extreme corners, may not be twisted upwardly at the opposite ends, yet the cover clearance is not great enough to permit any considerable displacement of the trays in shipment or handling. At the edge,. of the cover 11,t

where it contacts with the trays in the roc-fj described, a base having-side and .end walls and a top web overlying a corner of said base and constituting a pivot-supporting and tray-bearing means leaving the interior and exterior surfaces of the vertical walls of said base unoccupied, a pivot and bearing on the web connected with said web, and a tray mounted upon said pivot for pivotal movement over nthe web relative to the base.

2. in a paste-board box of the character described, a base havin side and end walls and a horizontal topLwe at a corner of saidl base, a tray superposed on said base-bearing on said web and provided with a similar web, another tray similarl `arranged above the first tray, and pivota connections he-y tween the bottom of each tray and the subjacent web, fixing said elements in unalterable vertical relation and leaving each tray free for pivotal movement in its own plane, each said web constituting a pivot-receiving and tray-bearin means carried by meeting side and end wa ls of the box and tray leaving the space upon both sides of said walls unoccupied.

3. in a device of the character described, the combination of a base, a tray pivoted to the base adjacent its corner for lateral move I have described anV embodimentaof yment relative to the baseilsand a cover having top, side, and end wa the lower edges of said against the base, and the inner surface of said walls being spaced from the adjacent `outer su aces of the base and trays when -the trays-are folded in ab0ve`the base.A

'4. In a' box, the 'combination of a base having si'de and end walls and top-webs spanning two corners thereof, trays' arranged in tiers, each tier comprising aA air, top-webs in the appro riate corners o all trays intermediate t le ase andthe topmost tray,I pivot meansl for 'connectin the bottom of each tray with the corner we of the' subjacent. tray, whereby each tray^may swing pivotally inits plane and be supported uponY a subjacent corner web, said trays when folded conforming to the plan are of theA base, and a cover having a bottom opening conforming to the-plan area of the base, the walls of said -cover diverging from said botside and end walls fitting' snugly l tom opening to leave a clearance between the trays and the cover.

5. An article of manufacture comprising a cardboard structure havin a bottom, and vertical side and end walls, t e cardboard of one of said vertical walls at its upper edge adjacent one corner of the structure having an extension bent inwardly at right angles to vthe w'all and connected to the vertical` wall which meets the extension-carrying vertical wall at that'corner, to provide a perforated to provide support for a pivot post, and a pivot post Acarried by said web for pivotal support of other like structures.

in testimony whereof hereunto set myhand in the presence of two witnesses. WrLL a. Er n the presence of MARY F. Amma, W. LINNALLEN.

`horizontal cardboard Web, said web being 

